Calling Sellers From The Classifieds: A New Twist
Article by Cameron Dunlap When I first started in the business I was taught that one way to find good deals was to call sellers who had ads in the "Real Estate For Sale" section of the classifieds. I tried this and soon discovered that approximately 90% of the sellers I reached were simply not motivated. In fact, some were downright offensive and nasty. Have you ever asked a...
Read MoreSuccessful Business Practices for Real Estate Entrepreneurs
Article by Than Merrill I have dedicated a large part of my life to studying business practices of real estate investors and other successful business leaders. I wanted to find out what separated successful business leaders from others who failed to build a long term sustainable business? There is a saying that all businesses runs optimally in between chaos and control. Likewise, the success of...
Read MoreSuccess Tips For Real Estate Investors
Article by Than Merrill At many of my real estate seminars I am often asked the question "what does it take to become a successful real estate investor?" More specifically what are the intangibles that separate successful real estate investors from their less successful counterpart’s? If I had to boil it down to three components it would be knowledge, systems, and...
Read MoreThe Power of Marketing Systems
Article by Than Merrill How did you find that deal? That is the number one question I am asked by other investors at my real estate investing seminars whenever I go through different real estate deal case studies. If you are an experienced real estate investor you can probably relate to this statement. The answer is the "Real Secret" to the business. Unfortunately, most real estate...
Read MoreFinding Real Estate Deals – The Power of Network Marketing
Article by Than Merrill Every successful investor has a passion for their business and can’t wait to talk to people about it. However, there has to be a system to your efforts in order to maximize positive response. So what is network marketing, anyway? Network marketing is establishing business relationships for purposes beyond the reason of the initial contact. These relationships can...
Read MoreMarketing – The Foundation of Your Real Estate Business
Article by Than Merrill At my real estate seminars I am often asked by my students what area of the business they should focus on first. I can relate to their concerns because I know how much there is to learn when you are building a real estate investment business. Unfortunately, some investors flounder the first couple of years in the business because they try to learn a little bit of...
Read MoreLessons In Likeability – Creating Business Success Isn’t Just About The Bottom Line
Article by J.T. Foxx Think for a moment about some of the people you do business with on a regular basis. Do you like them? Do you trust them? Do you consider them reliable partners? As you know business is built on relationships and studies show that people are more willing to do business with people they feel comfortable with and genuinely like. In today’s ever-changing economic climate,...
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